Airline strike and flight compensation

Strikes are the one disruption people assume nobody pays for. The rule is narrower: a walkout by the airline's own pilots, cabin crew or engineers can qualify, while action by airport staff or air traffic control does not.

The disruption has to meet the usual measure. Either you landed 3 hours or more late, the flight was cancelled less than 14 days before departure, or an overbooked flight left you without a seat after strike cancellations.

Timing matters. If the carrier told you about the cancellation more than 14 days ahead you lose the claim, so note the date of every message you received.

Airlines often call their own strike an extraordinary circumstance. Lennuabi's position is that an airline staff strike still qualifies, whereas a stoppage caused by the airport itself is the true exception.

Gather the boarding pass, booking confirmation and the airline's notices, then use the form. Amounts depend on distance and run from €250 up to €600 per passenger.

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